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"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.
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Wow, I am overwhelmed by your generosity Vekiki! This book off my wishlist and two others as well as all the beautiful personal touches you added. I shall treasure the little gifts and enjoy taking the books off my wish list and adding them to my bulging suitcases to go onto Mt TBR at home. Great to meet you - and hope we can entice you to visit Melbourne in 2014!

Wow, what an amazing story! I didn't read any of the blurb before I started, and have forgotten why I added it to my wish list so the developing story was quite a surprise. I have given it a rating of 9 rather than 10 because I was initially disappointed with the writing for the first few pages - the story was being told from the perspective of a boy turning five years old and written in very simple English. Once I got into the story I understood why the writing had started in a simplistic manner and couldn't stop reading, very nearly finishing it in one sitting! The story of Jack who was born in a garden shed and the life he and his Ma led in "Room" was amazing. Ma did everything she could to protect and nurture her son whilst she was the victim of kidnapping and continual rape by her captor over a number of years. It was a story more about hope and love than abuse, and the eventual escape and entry into the big wide world outside Room was inspirational.

Picked up at a recent meetup, sorry for the delay in journalling. Will be placed onto my TBR pile, may be for a little while. Picked this up as it is a Booker shortlist book and it's BC providence, all the way from the UK!